Comprehensive collection of questions from Indian History asked in recent state service examinations. Each question is verified with official answer keys and step-by-step bilingual solutions.
Who among the following Kushana rulers is credited with issuing gold coins for the first time in India?
Who among the following introduced gold coinage for regular use in India?
Who among the following first issued gold currency on a wide scale?
Which of the following titles was assumed by Kadphises II of the Kushana dynasty?
Which deity is depicted on the Yaudheya coins?
What is the date of the Sarnath Buddhist Image Inscription of Kanishka?
In which year did the coronation/accession of the Kushana ruler Kanishka take place?
When was the Shaka Era started?
What is the difference (in years) between the Vikrama and Shaka eras?
1st Chaitra of the National Calendar based on the Shaka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?
When did the Vikrama Era begin?
Which of the following years would be the year of the Shaka Era in December 2009?
Study the following names contemporary to Kanishka and indicate your answer according to the code below– (I) Ashvaghosha, (II) Vasumitra, (III) Kalidasa, (IV) Kamban Answer Codes :
Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of–
Who among the following was not associated with the court of Kanishka?
Who among the following never attended / was not present at the court of Kanishka I?
Which of the following cities is not mentioned in the Rabatak inscription of Kanishka?
Which of these Ayurvedic masters received their education at the Taxila University?
Consider the following dynasties of ancient India: 1. Shunga, 2. Maurya, 3. Kushana, 4. Kanva Which of the following is the correct chronological order of their rule?
Information about the performance of two Ashvamedha sacrifices by Pushyamitra Shunga is obtained from which inscription?
The ancestors of the Shungas were originally from which place?
Which dynasty ruled over India after the Shunga dynasty?
Which of the following rulers is called the protector of the Varna system?
The most influential kingdom in South India / Deccan after the Mauryas was–
Simuka was the founder of which of the following dynasties?